Court adjourned

Court has now been adjourned for the day and the trial will continue tomorrow

15:50

Defendant likely to be in Molesey at time of stabbing, prosecution say

Detective Constable Neil Miller has been called as a witness to explain the call data records of a phone believed to belong to Mr Brooks.

The defendant said he was at home in Thames Ditton during the time of the offence, however the prosecution says that connection data shows he was likely to be in Molesey at the time of the stabbing.

14:58

Extended lunch

The court has taken an extended lunch break and the case is expected to resume at 3pm

13:03

Police officer statements

Statements from police officers who attended the scene of the stabbing are being read out to the jury.

One officer said she saw the victim lying in the back of a blue Audi and a woman using a shirt to apply pressure to the stab wound.

12:37

'This was an extremely traumatic incident'

Under questioning from the defence, the victim denied that he could have mistakenly identified Mr Brooks as his attacker. The defence said:

This was obviously an extremely traumatic incident. Short, sharp, deeply traumatic and distressing.

In that dark, short, fleeting moment you cannot be sure it was the defendant who attacked you.

In response, the victim said he was sure it was Mr Brooks, saying: “I saw his face”.

12:08

'Blood covered my shirt'

A recording of a police interview with the stabbing victim is being played to the jury. During the interview, the victim said he was sat in a car outside Sainsbury’s with two friends when Mr Brooks blocked him off in a separate car and then proceeded to attack him:

It was so quick. As I got up, I noticed the blood. Blood covered my white shirt.

They had to get an air ambulance out for me. My heart got punctured.

11:45

Short break

Court has been adjourned for a short break. The prosecution is expected to continue his evidence throughout the day.

11:33

Prosecution closes opening speech

The prosecution has closed his opening speech, noting that the Rudi Brooks “disappeared” to Harlow, Essex shortly after the stabbing where he was “tracked down by police”. He added:

The crown’s case is that this defendant is the person who attacked- near fatally- the claimant.

11:28

Defendant's police interview

The jury have heard that following a police interview after his arrest, Rudi Brooks said in a statement that he was at home during the time of the offence.

However, the prosecution has said that connection data from the defendant’s phone shows that he was likely in the area of West Molesey during that time.

11:20

Victim stabbed in the chest

In his opening speech to the jury, the prosecution has described the moment in which a man in his 20s was stabbed in the chest outside Sainsbury’s:

It was a vicious attack. It was very, very quick. It was truly life-threatening.

According to the prosecution, the victim recognised the attacker as 22-year-old Rudi Brooks from Thames Ditton, a former friend of his. The victim had recently confronted Mr Brooks about a burglary he believed he was responsible for.